Tag: anxiety

  • Absent (Mice) Moms and Anxiety

    ScienceDaily:  Absent Mothers Can Cause Hyperactivity and Anxiety in Offspring Later in Life, Mouse Study Finds In mice, early weaning and separation from their mothers promotes long-lasting hyperactivity and anxiety . Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience describe the development of this new behavioral model, which they hope to use to investigate the…

  • Men and Stress

    PsychCentral:  Men Respond to Stress by Shutting Down A new study finds that stressed men have diminished activity in brain regions responsible for understanding others’ feelings.  In the investigation, researchers had men look at angry faces. The results suggest the silent and stoic response to stress might be a “guy thing” after all.

  • Our Natural Sleep Cycle

    TED talk from Jessa Gamble:

  • Orgasm Anxiety

    Article from Pamela Madsen at Psychology Today. “Orgasm Anixety” increases our stress, adds to worry – and can take us out of our bodies and into our heads – which of course will make climaxing more difficult and less enjoyable.

  • Coping with Social Anxiety Disorder

    Article about social anxiety disorder includes these tips for dealing with a panic attack: Sit upright, if possible – this increases the capacity of your lungs to fill with air. Control your breathing – breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth in a steady rhythm. Try to breathe out twice as long…

  • Anxious Minds

    Why Anxious Minds Can’t Think Right Scientists have long wondered why people with anxiety often seem paralyzed when it comes to decision-making.   A new study reveals that people with anxiety have decreased neural inhibition in their brain, a process in which one nerve cell suppresses activity in another. (PsychCentral)

  • The Anxious Brain

    Charlie Rose’s Brain series is posted and free, if you’ve got several hours.  The Anxious Brain is episode eight.  Described: A discussion of fear and anxiety with Antonio Damasio of University of Southern California, Kerry Ressler of Emory University, Joseph LeDoux of New York University, David Anderson of CalTech, and Eric Kandel of Columbia University

  • Anxiety Headlines

    One way to measure the country’s–or, at least, journalists’–mood, the daily headlines: Recession is officially over, but anxiety lingers Sealing of BP Oil Well Doesn’t Eliminate Questions and Anxiety Anxiety Over New York Islamic Center Felt In Fargo Treatment is available!

  • School Refusal and Anxiety Disorder

    A look at both from the Wall Street Journal: “I Hate School” Extreme Edition. Anywhere from 5% to 28% of children will exhibit some degree of school-refusal behavior at some point, including truancy, according to Dr. Kearney, a leading authority on the behavior, and other experts. For kids with anxiety-fueled school refusal, the fear is…

  • Parenting Risk

    Keeping Kids Safe From the Wrong Dangers.  Summed up: Parents tend to worry more about remote dangers (terrorists) than mundane ones (obesity, football). (NYT)